Pathways to Teaching Series Practical Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom

by Wood, Judy W.; Danielson, Charlotte

• ISBN13: 9780135130582
• ISBN10: 0135130581
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-26
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This brief Inclusion text presents highly practical and research-based strategies for promoting learning forallstudents in the classroom.  The book is presented in a two-tier process that includes taking a problem-solving approach to identify problems and a framework for selecting and employing research based strategies or interventions for the identified problem.  The text also provides universal interventions that can be used on an on-going basis in the classroom and across all ability and age levels.   These strategies require little or no resources.   This is the first in a series of eight texts to address teacher shortage and professional development issues.  Teachers with degrees are now seeking alternate areas of certification in this age of standards- based educational reform.  This text presents practical, research-based interventions to be used to provide access to the curriculum for students with special needs, as they will now also be required to take standardized tests.    Each chapter includes a Chapter-at-a-Glance illustration, Learner Objectives, Vignettes, Summary, and Resources and Suggested Readings.  Every chapter will also include information on diversity, technology, classroom collaboration, and standards-based education.  A matrix for the INTASC standards for Beginning Teachers and how it aligns with the chapters in the book is located on the inside cover. 

Table of Contents

Setting the Stage: The Big Picture	p. 1
The Curriculum Maze	p. 3
Two Magic Words	p. 3
Expanding the Process	p. 4
Establishing a Common Vocabulary	p. 5
The Process: Collaboration and Co-Teaching	p. 8
Legislation at Work	p. 10
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act	p. 10
IDEA and NCLB	p. 11
Educators' Expanding Roles	p. 14
Effective Collaboration	p. 15
Effective Collaboration Tips for Special Educators, General Educators, and Administrators	p. 15
Collaboration and Diversity	p. 16
Co-Teaching	p. 17
Let's Get Started	p. 18
Systematic Assessment for Inclusion: The Saale Model	p. 26
The SAALE Model	p. 28
What Research Has to Say	p. 28
Logical Connections: Putting What You Know into the SAALE Model	p. 32
Where the SAALE Model Fits into the School Day	p. 34
The Intervention/Transition Checklist	p. 35
SAALE Process and Upcoming Chapters	p. 39
Adapting the Learning Environment	p. 42
Socio-Emotional Adaptations for the Classroom	p. 45
Teacher Attitudes	p. 45
The Special Education Teacher's Role in Preparing the General Education Teacher	p. 47
Communication	p. 47
Student Attitudes and Self-Esteem	p. 49
Preparing for Inclusion	p. 50
Adapting the Behavioral Environment	p. 52
The Teacher Sets the Tone	p. 52
Providing Class Structure	p. 52
Managing Students	p. 54
Adapting the Physical Environment	p. 55
Grouping for Instruction	p. 55
Classroom Design	p. 57
Adapting Lesson Plans	p. 63
The Process of Lesson Planning and Standards	p. 65
Standards	p. 65
Collaboration in Lesson Planning	p. 66
Components of a Lesson Plan	p. 66
Lesson Planning and the Guiding Principles	p. 71
Integration of Best Practice into Lessons	p. 78
Developing a Standards-Based Lesson Plan	p. 81
Adapting Teaching Techniques	p. 85
How Students Learn	p. 87
Learning and Cognitive Styles	p. 90
Conditions Affecting Learning Styles	p. 90
Adapting Teaching Techniques	p. 97
Teaching Modes	p. 98
Assessing Teaching Techniques	p. 110
Adapting the Format of Content	p. 118
Organizing Content	p. 121
Directions	p. 121
Work Sheet Modifications	p. 123
The Note-Taking Process	p. 124
Study Guides	p. 131
General Study Tips for Secondary Students	p. 141
Adapting the Presentation of Content	p. 141
Adapting Assignments	p. 167
Tips for Assignment Books	p. 167
Assignment Assumptions	p. 167
Types of Assignments	p. 168
Adapting Assessment, Evaluation, and Grading	p. 176
Standards	p. 179
Assessment and Laws	p. 179
Testing Types	p. 180
Standards and High-Stakes State Tests	p. 180
Major District Standardized Tests	p. 182
Classroom-Embedded Assessment	p. 183
Grading Students in Inclusive Settings	p. 210
Grading and Assessment	p. 210
Alternative Methods of Grading	p. 211
Marking or Grading Tests	p. 217
Providing Feedback to Students and Parents	p. 217
Intervention/Transition Checklist	p. 223
Student Activities	p. 235
Glossary	p. 237
Index	p. 239
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